Have you received an unexpected email requesting your signature? It could be a scam.

Scammers impersonate online signature services like DocuSign and Hello-Sign to steal your personal information. Once they have your information they can use it for identity and financial theft crimes.

How does it work? A phishing email pretending to be someone else claims to be from “DocuSign Electronic Service” and will either ask you to log in to sign a document or download an “invoice” to sign.

The file or login page is malicious. It contains spyware or ransomware or try to get your personal or financial information.

If you get an unexpected signature request, verify if it is legitimate from the alleged sender.

Don’t click links or attachments in emails you receive unless you trust the sender and know the email is legitimate.

Report phishing emails to the FTC. When you report scammers you’re giving law enforcement more evidence to use to track them down and hold them accountable. Visit https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ to report suspicious emails.